What is recorded here
Rocktown holds a man-made underground passage and rath, marking human ingenuity beneath County Derry. The stones likely served trade, ritual or survival, while unseen hands shaped darkness into a useful road. That much is clear; the rest belongs to imagination.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Man-made underground passage & ?RATH. Recorded period: E.CHRIST.. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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PLANTATION CASTLE & BAWN on site of RATH: BELLAGHY BAWN in Old Town Deer ParkPLANTATION CASTLE & BAWN on site of RATH: BELLAGHY BAWN · 2.9 mi
St. Mary's Rc ChurchChurch · 2.9 mi
Christ Church, CastledawsonChurch · 3.0 mi
War MemorialMonument · 3.1 mi
The Strand at Lough BegVisitor information · 3.9 mi
Craigadick Picnic AreaPicnic place · 4.0 mi
Scroggy Mass RockNamed rock · 4.4 mi
Portglenone ForestForest · 4.7 mi
FORD across R. BANN & SITE OF BATTLE, 1689 (see also ANT 031:052 for opposite side of the river) in GlenoneFORD across R. BANN & SITE OF BATTLE, 1689 (see also ANT 031:052 for opposite side of the river) · 5.5 mi